change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
instant; moment; for an instant
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on